Latest news – Page 250
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NewsFormer City solicitor to head public law campaign group
Shameem Ahmad warns of looming 'legislative assault' as she prepares to join Public Law Project.
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NewsApprenticeship award for legal aid firm
Wilson Solicitors set up a scheme for graduates and school leavers last year.
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NewsSolicitors to update MPs on legal aid crisis
The Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors' Association will give evidence to the justice committee.
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NewsCourt thwarts 'fishing expedition' by Checkmylegalfees
Client cannot ask for information without putting forward evidence to support suspicions.
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NewsClaim reprieved from strike-out despite 'lamentable' conduct of case
Court finds that guidance on how to decide whether case should be struck out was not followed.
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NewsTwo more law firm mergers as sector consolidates
Firms in the Thames Valley and north-east announce tieups and growth plans.
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NewsJustice reform 'needs more data' - lawtech experts
LawtechUK event discussed technology’s role in twin challenges of improving access to justice and adding to competitive strength of UK’s legal sector.
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NewsCourt hearing adjourned after firm faced six-week wait to see prisoner
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association is gathering examples of 'dire state' of legal visits at HMP Pentonville.
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NewsFamily court backlog climbs to 110,000
HM Courts & Tribunals Service figures show number of private and public law cases continues to grow.
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NewsMoJ makes late U-turn on how to extend fixed costs
Government has changed its mind about introducing a separate ‘intermediate track’.
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NewsFunder eyes Covid loan claims after half-year losses
Pilot scheme with bank to recover misued loans shows ‘impressive’ early results.
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NewsSolicitor awarded £32,000 over anxiety during employment transfer
London firm did not properly consult with personal injury lawyer or discuss his terms of employment.
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NewsMP surgery visits reveal unmet housing need
Law firms observing constituency appointments across the country to track legal issues.
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NewsEnd of complaints backlog inevitable, ombudsman predicts
Buoyant complaints handler set to increase budget by 9.6% to fund salary increases.
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NewsClaimant who dropped case at trial should be hit for costs, CoA hears
Defendant pleads for 'shield' of QOCS protection to be taken away from claimant.
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NewsCrime contract holders to form their own representative body
Criminal Legal Aid Contractors Association would comprise firm owners with their own seat at the negotiating table.
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NewsSRA poised to issue SLAPPs warning
New communication will define what constitutes strategic litigation against public participation.
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NewsTrade union for legal aid lawyers: counsel instructed
Practitioner group says revised offer to criminal bar colleagues shows industrial action is the only way to secure a better deal.
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NewsJudges to be trained on appropriate behaviour, LCJ reveals
Research commissioned by senior judiciary uncovered examples of behaviour that amounted to bullying, harassment or discrimination.
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NewsMoJ conducting 'light touch review' of Common Platform
Lord chief justice says the process of loading results in the digital case management system is causing the most problems.